7855 WAYZATA BLVD.

Ann and Andy's (Johnson) Tavern was built at 7855 Wayzata Blvd. in 1938. In 1945-61 it was listed as Ann and Andy's Liquor Store.  In the 1950s, Andy Johnson also owned 7831 Wayzata Blvd., an old stucco rental house built in 1928. He also owned 7825 Wayzata Blvd., another rental house built in 1937.

Ad from 1939


 

1959

From 1962 to 1986, the building was the Van't Hull (Old Time) Liquor Store, run by Fred and Muriel Van't Hall. The property was also known as 7835 Wayzata.

The building is still there, painted blue.  Recently it has been an insurance building and now houses a maid service company.  The current owner says he's just the third owner.  He says that the building has big timbers in the basement, and that old timers have told him that they used to sit out on benches in the front and watch the cars go by.  This unprepossessing building is by far the most historic on the St. Louis Park side of the 394 strip!

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